Maine Republican Party

The Maine Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in the US state of Maine. The party was organized by Hannibal Hamlin in 1854, and it supported abolitionism and Prohibition. The party dominated Maine politics until 1954, when young progressives from the Democratic Party began to take control of state politics. In 2017, the party held 1/2 US Senate seats from Maine, 1/2 US House of Representatives seats from Maine, 18/35 Maine Senate seats, and 72/151 Maine House of Representatives seats.